The broadway musical based on this movie opened on aug 21, 1983 at the palace theatre, ran for 1761. Two sequels followed, one in 1980 and the other in 1985. I have also seen the american remake of this film the birdcage and i have to tell you that it doesnt even compare to the original. I watched this after seeing the american version, and the differences between the films were interesting to watch. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. Lesen bearbeiten quelltext bearbeiten versionsgeschichte. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. Hollywood remake the birdcage starring robin williams and nathan lane.
With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. Trending now this story has been shared 3,324 times. However, it was even more hilarious than its american version. Not to discredit robbin williams and nathan lanes attempt. Make sure you watch it in french with english subtitles. This film is far better than the watered down american remake why cant they leave perfection alone. The characters in the american version are nearly exact duplicates of their french counterparts. Almost from the word go i sensed a great disparity within the two films even though the remake ended up.
The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. Ein kafig voller narren franzosischer originaltitel. Like the play upon which it is based, the film tells the story of a gay. All week long were wondering who left a green givenchy gown in the loo. With robin williams, nathan lane, gene hackman, dianne wiest. A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancees rightwing moralistic parents. When the frenchitalian film adaptation of jean poirets play became a big box office hit in the late 70s, it was a conventional farce with a typically gallic twist, the old sonof. This was unfortunate because that meant the plot was already familiar to me. One of the most successful comedies of all time, this best foreign film award winner inspired the birdcage and stars michel serrault and ugo tognazzi as two partners torn between crossdressing and chaos.
Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. But the catch is that albin must marry a woman and produce a heir within a year or the whole inheritance will be forfeited. The simone signoret quote was an attempt to dismiss the november 28 comment by tony williams as it could be a troll. In 1996, an american remake titled the birdcage, directed by mike nichols and written by. The music in the birdcage by mark mothersbaugh and jonathan tunick is forgettable seeing as ive seen the remake three or four times and cant. True, he is meant to be 20 and innocent and naive, but in the french film, laurent comes across as being closer to 15, making his initial entrance when. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. You meet your mistress and your boyfriend and your wife. Not only it is funnier than the more well known american. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. As the weeks went on and the receipts piled higher, wider theatrical bookings followed. This version stars robin williams, gene hackman, nathan lane, dianne wiest, dan futterman, calista flockhart, hank azaria, and christine baranski. He died on november 14, 1989 in paris, france of aids. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner.
The dubbed version had scenes that werent in the subtitled version. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Ein kafig voller narren film 2016 20th century fox. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library.